Cory Booker says Lindsey Graham 'got things done' in bipartisan tribute
Booker remembered Graham as a friend and credited him with helping advance criminal justice reform.
SOURCE CHECK
TAP FOR WHYThe Washington Examiner is an established national outlet with named reporters and recognizable editorial standards. This short article relies primarily on Booker’s recollections and social media statement, limiting the independent sourcing available in this piece.
- Source type — Established national news outlet.
- Author attribution — A named author is identified.
- Source diversity — The account mainly draws on Booker’s recollections and statement.
The article attributes recollections and quotations to Booker and gives context about the First Step Act. It relies heavily on one participant’s account and offers little independent sourcing or additional perspective.
HOW WE SCORE ↗The story accurately attributes a favorable retrospective account to Booker, but it is built around his perspective and includes no other participant’s account or independent verification of the negotiations.
- Source diversity — Booker is the principal source; other negotiators are referenced but not quoted.
- Counterarguments presented — No contrasting account or counterargument is included.
- Opinion vs reporting — The piece reports a tribute and attributed recollections rather than presenting an explicit editorial judgment.
The article uses mostly neutral reporting language and attributes the praise of Graham and the account of their work to Booker. Its tribute framing is positive toward Graham but does not establish a discernible partisan lean.
- Language tone — The reporting is generally straightforward and nonpartisan.
- Framing — The story is framed as Booker’s recollection and tribute.
- Source selection — Booker is the principal source, with no opposing political perspective presented.
Cory Booker paid tribute to Lindsey Graham after Graham’s death, recalling how the two worked together on the First Step Act. Booker said Graham helped secure a provision limiting the use of solitary confinement for children.
Booker recalled approaching Graham about criminal justice reform while Graham was facing a primary, then returning after it. Booker said Graham worked with him, Sen. Dick Durbin and other lawmakers on the First Step Act, which was signed into law in 2018 and included measures to reduce certain federal prison sentences and expand rehabilitation programs.
Booker also recalled pushing for a provision addressing solitary confinement for children and said Graham supported including it. In a social media tribute after Graham’s death, Booker called him an unexpected friend and said they had gotten good things done together.
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This story reports what happened without casting Graham in a good or bad light, so readers don’t rate it and it doesn’t count toward Graham’s record.
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Part of a bigger story
47 OUTLETSOutlets agree that Lindsey Graham died and that political leaders responded with tributes. The coverage also recalls his Senate service and policy work. Left-leaning outlets focus on Trump and Graham’s political relationship and question the FBI’s response, including concerns that statements could fuel conspiracy theories. Center outlets mostly relay condolences and remembrances, while some also cover the circumstances of his death and his Russia-sanctions work. Right-leaning outlets pair tributes with accounts of Graham’s national-security, foreign-policy and law-enforcement record.
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